The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-11
The Senate Tackles the Inter
State Commerce Bill. \
SENATOR CULLOM FAVORs IT.
He DWslls Particularly on the Long
and Short Haul SectiOn-HOuse
PrOceediugS-Etc.
SENATE.

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State commerce bill, and Mr.. Beck tool
the floor with a speech in favor of th'
conference report.
On motion of Dawes, the House
amendments TO the Senate bill to pro
ride lands for Indians in seYeIalty wer'
non.concurred in, and the conference
was asked.
his remarks on the interstate bill, Cul-
Iom took the floor. He said he would
confne his attention at this time to an
exclamation of the fourth section QOng
and short hauls), in respect to which
there seemed to be much mlsunder-
standing.
ueapolis Board of Trade, the Senate
then proceeded to the consideration OF
the interstate commerce bill, and was
addressed by Mr.. Beck, IN favor OF the
adoption of the conference report.
Mr.. Cullom addressed the Senate IN
favor of the conference report, coDtn-
ing his remarks, principally, to- the
fourth section, as to long and short
hauIs. This section, he said, simply
undertakes to lay down, in specific
terms, the rule or principle which, as
have always cOntended, is already in
effect contained in other provisions Of
the bill. The first requirement of the
bill, on the subject of rates, is found in
the first section, and is, that all
rates shall be reasonable and just "
This is, in effect, a declaration
that under similar circumstances and
conditions a greater sum shall not be
charged for shorter than for longer dis
lance, because under such circum-
stances it would not be reasonable and
Just to make such charge. The next
requirement of the bill that effects the
question is found in the first part of
the third section, which forbids the
giving of an undue or unreasonable
preference of advantage to any par
tiCular locality. This is, likewise,
declaration that greater SIM shall
longer haul under similar circumstances
and conditions, because such charge
would be making or giving of an undue
or unreasonable preference or advantage
to one particular locality; or would
subject some other particular locality"
to al undue or unreasonable prejudice
or disadvantage" (The Senator quoted
the fourth lection in full.) AS [ under
stand it, this section, as it now stands,
simply prohibits a railroad corporation
rom charging d greater aggregate sum,
not higher rate, for a shorter than for
a longer distance over the same line. in
the same direction; and under sub
stanhally similar circumstances and
conditions, when the shorter is
Included within the longer distance.
There is no other prohibition made in
positive terms. The declaration that
this shall not be construed as authoriz-
Ing any common carrier, within the
terms Of this act, to charge and receive
as great a compensation for a shorter
as Tor a longer distance does not, in
terms, prohibit the charges of as much
Tor q shorter as for longer distance but
simply Withholds the legislative sane
non from the making OF such charge,
This qualifying clause negatives the IN
lerences that might possibly be drawn
from the language of the section,
without those WordS,' namely, that
an equal charge for shorter
distance IS authorized by inference
oecalse only greater charge is
HTohlbited. The qualification, there
S4-~ amount can be charged for q
SnerJer distance to be determined nv
Jne provisions of the bill to which /
&C. already referred, requiring all
SHG.BeS 10 be reasonable, forbidding the
7 7I,.s VI an unreasonable preference OF
M t,"-l,ase 10 any particular locality. |
- tS4uIement of the fourth sec !
ny ,r len, IS that, between shipments
1lISGlOns over the sama limo and !
L-aUe under substantialIy similar cir
oH'AsIa lGeS and conditions q e,raofo-
suL sAaA not be charged for Sbortor
man 10y longer haul when tho sbort ter
con p--ses part OF the lOnasr bonf.
-.o- met The higher rate sbeIi Ia
"l@.seu per mile, but that o roc,
s@EI,t'T-A,e sum snail not he 1c6a,c,oJ
-. mutations placed upon tba rIsst So
o.'.o4 mat Is made are very sioniSo0It
M .Lsy must not be Oye-ioof.lS'
Ii'el ,tqulre that in determIriDoo,A ~
- mat may be charged for a sbSor tao
a compared with longer d; S-tol Iel
-eS u-feneut must be made. -' '''ii0e'
5sl-BetWeen shipments s.of ILL.,
A'nd Of property" -''''0 u IKE
second" Under substenti,lI,, s;r,;,
NIGumstances and condi.ions y SlililiaF
tuIfu-"O Over the same lines "
l: oufth-, In The same direction "
vri,b;n - When the shorter is Included
.s,li IN the longer distance when the act
nv. r9 Gi apP!edin any gwen case to o." m eo
er rIe d Inc charge that NAV he m ~ aG fr
Iis,o Instance as compared with q ionaer
: -'SSa nee all limitations must be Iaksn
To- a c seSount and they must all appIv
All - F@ ,Si not three or four them PM bnt
ii r., i, mem. The first, fourth and fifth
,imi i;a,;ons do not appear to cali for anv
] mn nrts nay need some explanation AS AS
s-a l,-,.s5 land them, the words "circnnr,
IONS .t ana conditions mean condi-
the lSnS maj mat govern railway traftio and
are ip pTTs'ed To my mind these en words or e
6end vi IN ct meaning, Thev co mU, r9
tons t d.l me circumstances and copdi.
rstes ' tnnl may justify the differences in
road. uen as competition with otbe ~
.5a- ,s gau water routes, the volume and i
80; H, ao'er of business at di Ife %nt
ems the difference in terminals sie sr
II - .,.s ana cost of service in each 60
'-'V words used were the same rjr.